Aah, thanks Bill. I had completely overlooked how crap the viewing
part of the touchscreen could be. Yet I knew a laptop could be krap.
Maybe I just have to stay with a 'desktop'...
Jez
On 30/01/2013, Bill Pearce <billcpearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> The all in one business is ok if you are like me, the computer I use for
> real work,PS, indesign, etc. is not connected to the internet at all. Ever
> except for the brief time it takes for registering software like PS or
> capture one where there is no alternative, and I use a separate cheap
> desktop and monitor to do the internet and email, but IN NO WAY would I
> want to depend on the monitor they put in an all in one or with my cheap
> internet computer for photo editing.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jez Cunningham
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 12:51 PM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] OT now Apple vs Windoze
>
> So what do y'all think of the all-in-one machines with a single box
> touchscreen of, say, 23"? HP, Acer, and some others make them.
> I like the idea of a luggable machine with a decent screen. A 17"
> laptop seems to be pushing the form factor too big - it's just about
> luggable so why not go for the all-in-one format? Smaller than 17"
> screens rarely have 1920x1080 displays, and a 17" screen is still too
> small.
> (This is for when I have to move on from my current classic 'desktop'
> (=under-desktop) with two 23" HD monitors. The remaining advantage of
> the 'desktop' is the expansion capability. Since I bought it I've
> added a 2nd harddisk and a multiport USB card - now replaced by a USB3
> card, and I also had a parallel port card to drive an old printer.)
> Interested to hear of any experience,
> Thanks
> Jez
>
> On 30/01/2013, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> A friend has just bought an ultrabook with W8 and he's very happy. I
>>> wouldn't be, though: touch screen operations are probably back for my
>>> shoulder.
>>
>> I've been involved with touch-screens and software development for
>> them for almost two decades now. It's one of those things that you get
>> VERY attached to.
>>
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